2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season
The 2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially began on 1 January 2019, in the first round of the Qatar Open, and ended 22 November 2019 after Serbia defeat by Russia in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup Finals.


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly summary, Early hard court season, World Tennis Championship
Novak Djokovic started the season by playing the World Tennis Championship, an exhibition tournament on the last week of 2018. He defeated Karen Khachanov and Kevin Anderson to win the tournament for a fourth time.


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly summary, Early hard court season, Qatar Open
Djokovic's first official tournament was the Qatar Open. He reached the semifinals by defeating Damir Džumhur, Márton Fucsovics and Nikoloz Basilashvili, but lost in three sets to eventual champion Roberto Bautista Agut.


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly summary, Early hard court season, Australian Open
Djokovic entered the Australian Open as the top seed. He defeated qualifier Mitchell Krueger, 2008 finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 25th seed Denis Shapovalov, 15th seed Daniil Medvedev, 8th seed Kei Nishikori, and 28th seed Lucas Pouille to reach the final, in which he beat 2nd seed Rafael Nadal in straight sets to win his 15th Major and a record 7th Australian Open.


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly summary, Early hard court season, Indian Wells Masters
Djokovic's next tournament was the Indian Wells Masters, where he received a first round bye along with 31 seeded players. He won his first match since Australian Open title against Bjorn Fratangelo, but was defeated in two sets by Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third round.


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly summary, Early hard court season, Miami Open
After his early exit at Indian Wells, Djokovic played at the Miami Open where he had previously won six times. After defeating Bernard Tomic and Federico Delbonis, Djokovic faced Roberto Bautista Agut. Djokovic won the first set and went a break up in second set, before a rain delay that seemingly disrupted his momentum. Djokovic eventually lost the match in three sets. After 41 straight wins, it was the first time Djokovic had lost in Miami after winning the first set. After the match, Djokovic admitted being affected by off-court distractions during the tournament.


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly summary, Clay Court Season, Monte-Carlo Masters
Djokovic's clay court season commenced at the Monte Carlo Masters, which was played in the third week of April. Djokovic received an opening round bye, and made his clay court debut against Philipp Kohlschreiber in the second round, which he won in three tight sets. He reached the quarterfinals, where he lost to Daniil Medvedev in three sets.


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly summary, Clay Court Season, Madrid Open
Djokovic followed his Monte Carlo quarterfinal run with a record-tying 33rd Masters 1000 title at the Madrid Open, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the finals. Djokovic won the tournament without dropping a set, securing his third career title at the event.


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly summary, Clay Court Season, Italian Open
At the 2019 Italian Open, Djokovic defeated Denis Shapovalov and Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets to progress to the quarterfinals. In his next match, Djokovic had to fend off two match points to prevail over Juan Martin del Potro in three sets. In the semifinals, Djokovic defeated Diego Schwartzman in three sets to progress to the finals, where he faced his rival Rafael Nadal for the first time since the 2019 Australian Open. Their 54th encounter saw Nadal prevailing over Djokovic in three sets, that included a bagel in the first set.


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly summary, Clay Court Season, French Open
Djokovic entered the French Open aiming to win a fourth straight grand slam title, and becoming the first man in Open Era to win all four grand slams at least twice. He breezed through the tournament and reached the semifinals without dropping a set, after defeating Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he narrowly lost to Dominic Thiem in a close five set match, that ended his 26-match winning streak in grand slam tournaments.


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly summary, Grass court season, Wimbledon
At Wimbledon, he won his sixteenth Grand Slam, defending his title to win the tournament for a fifth time by defeating Roger Federer in an epic five set final that lasted four hours and fifty seven minutes, the longest in Wimbledon history. Djokovic saved two championship points in the fifth set en route to winning the title and the match also marked the first time a fifth set tiebreak was played in the men's singles of Wimbledon at 12 games all.


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly summary, North American hard court season, Cincinnati Masters
Djokovic played his US open warm up in Cincinnati. He got a bye to the second round and then beat American Sam Querrey, Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta and France's Lucas Pouille, all in straight sets. In the semifinals however, he was defeated by Russia's Daniil Medvedev in 3 sets after Djokovic was up a set. Medvedev went on to win the title.


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly summary, North American hard court season, US Open
At the US Open, Djokovic was unable to defend his title, falling to Stan Wawrinka in the fourth round, while down two sets and a break before retiring due to injury. The defeat prevented Djokovic from sweeping three of the four Grand Slams that year, a feat that he achieved in 2011 and 2015.


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly summary, Fall hard court season, Japan Open
Novak Djokovic won his first Japan Open title and the 76th of his career with a  6–3 6–2 win over Australian John Millman in the final in Tokyo on Oct 06. 2019. It was a triumphant return  for Djokovic after his shoulder injury causing him to withdraw  from the U.S. Open in the fourth round.


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly summary, Fall hard court season, Shanghai Masters
Djokovic entered Shanghai Masters as top seed and defending champion but could not defend his title. He defeated Denis Shapovalov in second round and John Isner in third round in straight sets to enter quarter-finals. He lost in quarter-finals to Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets 6–3, 5–7, 3–6.


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly summary, European indoor hard court season, Paris Masters
Djokovic started his campaign with a tough victory over Frenchman Corentin Moutet. From then on, he beat Brit Kyle Edmund, Stefanos Tsitsipas (for the loss of only three games), Grigor Dimitrov and Denis Shapovalov in the final. He did not lose a set in the tournament and clinched a record-extending fifth title in Paris-Bercy.


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly summary, European indoor hard court season, ATP Finals
Djokovic was placed in the Bjorn Borg group, along with Roger Federer, Dominic Thiem and Matteo Berrettini. He started off with a convincing straight sets win over Berrettini, but lost narrowly to Thiem in a third set tiebreak and to Federer in straight sets, losing the opportunity to finish as the year-end number 1.


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly summary, European indoor hard court season, Davis Cup Finals
Djokovic helped Serbia to win their group with victories over Yoshihito Nishioka and Benoit Paire, as the country went 5-1 in their matches. In the quarterfinals against Russia, Djokovic won the second rubber against Karen Khachanov but could not avoid the defeat, as he and Viktor Troicki lost a pivotal doubles match to the Russian pair of Khachanov and Rublev.


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, All matches
This table lists all the matches of Djokovic this year, including walkovers (W/O)


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Schedule
Per Novak Djokovic, this is his current 2019 schedule (subject to change).


2019 Novak Djokovic tennis season, Yearly records, Head-to-head matchups
Novak Djokovic has a 57–11 (83.8%) ATP match win-loss record in the 2019 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP Rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is 9–6 (60.0%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:


2019 Nur-Sultan Challenger
The 2019 Nur-Sultan Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan between 30 September and 6 October 2019.


2019 Nur-Sultan Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Nur-Sultan Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2019 Nur-Sultan Challenger – Doubles
Harri Heliövaara and Illya Marchenko won the title after defeating Karol Drzewiecki and Szymon Walków 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2019 Nur-Sultan Challenger – Singles
Illya Marchenko won the title after defeating Yannick Maden 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2019 Nürnberger Versicherungscup
The 2019 Nürnberger Versicherungscup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 7th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place in Nuremberg, Germany, from 20 to 25 May 2019. It was the last edition of the tournament in Nuremberg.


2019 Nürnberger Versicherungscup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Nürnberger Versicherungscup, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 Nürnberger Versicherungscup – Doubles
Demi Schuurs and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Schuurs was scheduled to play alongside Anna-Lena Grönefeld, but the team withdrew before their first round match. Srebotnik teamed up with Raquel Atawo, but lost in the semifinals to Gabriela Dabrowski and Xu Yifan.


2019 Nürnberger Versicherungscup – Doubles
Dabrowski and Xu went on to win the title, defeating Sharon Fichman and Nicole Melichar in the final 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5].


2019 Nürnberger Versicherungscup – Singles
Johanna Larsson was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Kateřina Siniaková.


2019 Nürnberger Versicherungscup – Singles
Yulia Putintseva won her first WTA Tour title, defeating Tamara Zidanšek in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2.


2019 O'Byrne Cup
The 2019 O'Byrne Cup was played by county teams of Leinster GAA in December 2018 and January 2019.


2019 O'Byrne Cup, Competition Format
One team (Dublin) received a bye to the semi-finals. The remaining ten teams were drawn to play in one group of four teams and two groups of three teams.


2019 O'Byrne Cup, Competition Format
In the four-team group, each team plays the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.


2019 O'Byrne Cup, Competition Format
In the two three-team groups, each team played the other teams in their group once. Each team also played one game against a team from the other three-team group. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.


2019 O'Byrne Cup, Group stage, Three-team groups, Cross-group games
The three teams in Group 2 play the three teams in Group 3 with each team having a single game.


2019 O'Byrne Cup, Knockout Stage, Semi-Finals
The three group winners plus the team given a bye (Dublin) compete in the semi-finals. The two winners advance to the final.


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300
The 2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on November 2, 2019, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 200 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 31st race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, fifth race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 8.


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300, Background, Track
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300, Practice, First practice
Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.801 seconds and a speed of 187.493 mph (301.741 km/h).


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300, Practice, Final practice
Ross Chastain was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.733 seconds and a speed of 187.937 mph (302.455 km/h).


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300, Qualifying
Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.316 seconds and a speed of 190.705 mph (306.910 km/h).


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300, Race, Summary
Tyler Reddick began on pole, but Christopher Bell took the lead on lap 6. Bell dominated in the first half, winning both stages.


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300, Race, Summary
When the final stage began, Austin Cindric grabbed the lead and led until Chase Briscoe had a flat right rear tire and made contact with the wall, bringing out a caution on lap 129. Reddick briefly got the lead but lost it to Chastain, who took and kept the lead on lap 144.


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300, Race, Summary
On lap 151, Noah Gragson tried to squeeze between Harrison Burton and Jeb Burton. He got tapped by Harrison and wrecked his car after spinning through the grass for his first DNF of 2019. The race was briefly red-flagged.


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300, Race, Summary
Chastain continued to lead on the restart, but Reddick hit the inside wall and brought out a late caution. Briscoe was also struggling as his right front tire disintegrated with 25 laps remaining, but NASCAR didn’t throw a caution. This forced Briscoe to ultimately finish 22nd.


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300, Race, Summary
Bell regained the lead on the lap 170 restart and he never looked back. He ultimately took the win, leading 101 laps  and finishing ahead of Chastain by 5 seconds. Bell also secured a spot in the Championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. After the race, Briscoe, Michael Annett, Cindric, and Gragson were below the playoffs cutoff point.


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300, Race, Final Stage Results
. – Driver advanced to the next round of the playoffs.


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
The 2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on March 31, 2019, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the seventh race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500, Report, Background
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500, First practice
Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.459 seconds and a speed of 189.747 mph (305.368 km/h).


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500, Qualifying
Jimmie Johnson scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.588 and a speed of 188.890 mph (303.989 km/h).


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500, Practice (post-qualifying), Second practice
Second practice session scheduled for Saturday was cancelled due to rain.


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500, Practice (post-qualifying), Final practice
Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.879 seconds and a speed of 186.987 mph (300.926 km/h).


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500, Media, Television
Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Texas Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, 2009 race winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.


2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500, Media, Radio
The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.


2019 OEC Kaohsiung
The 2019 OEC Kaohsiung was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Kaohsiung, Taiwan between 16 and 22 September 2019.


2019 OEC Kaohsiung, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 OEC Kaohsiung, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2019 OEC Kaohsiung – Doubles
Hsieh Cheng-peng and Yang Tsung-hua were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Evan King and Hunter Reese 6–4, 7–6(7–4) in the final.


2019 OEC Kaohsiung – Singles
The 2019 OEC Kaohsiung-Singles was a men's tennis tournament held from September 16 to September 22, 2019 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Gaël Monfils was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 OEC Kaohsiung – Singles
John Millman won the title after defeating Marc Polmans 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2019 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger
The 2019 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and part of the 2019 WTA 125K series, offering a total of $125,000 in prize money. It took place at the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan, on 11–17 November 2019.


2019 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger, Doubles entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2019 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger – Doubles
Ankita Raina and Karman Thandi were the defending champions but Thandi chose not to participate. Raina partnered alongside Bibiane Schoofs, but lost in the quarterfinals to Lee Ya-hsuan and Wu Fang-hsien.


2019 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger – Doubles
Lee and Wu went on to win the title, defeating Dalila Jakupović and Danka Kovinić in the final, 4–6, 6–4, [10–7].


2019 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger – Singles
Luksika Kumkhum was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2019 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger – Singles
Vitalia Diatchenko won the title for the second time, defeating Tímea Babos in the final, 6–3, 6–2.


2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
The 2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup was the sixth edition of the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup (previously called the OFC Beach Soccer Championship), the premier beach soccer tournament contested by Oceanian men's national teams, organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The competition returns after a six-year absence.


2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
The tournament took place in Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete, Tahiti from 17 to 22 June 2019. It was originally scheduled to take place from 15 to 22 September 2018 in Pā'ōfa'i Gardens. However, in August 2018, it was announced that the tournament had been postponed until June 2019 in order to allow more teams to participate.


2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
The tournament also acted as the qualification tournament for Oceanian teams to the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay; the winners qualified.


2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
The Solomon Islands were the defending champions, but lost in the final and so did not qualify.


2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup, Teams
Thierry Ariiotima, president of the FTF, stated that the championship's new 2019 scheduling would allow at least six nations to enter the event. Eventually five teams were confirmed.


2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup, Venue
The matches will be played at the Aorai Tini Hau in Papeete.


2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 9 April 2019 in Tahiti, at a beach soccer match between Tiki Tama and Green Warriors during the Festival des îles.


2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup, Group stage
Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat. The top two teams advance to the final, while the next two teams advance to the third place match.


2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup, Final stage, Final
Tahiti qualifies for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.


2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup, Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The following team from OFC qualify for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.


2019 OFC Champions League
The 2019 OFC Champions League was the 18th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 13th season under the current OFC Champions League name.


2019 OFC Champions League
In the final, Hienghène Sport defeated Magenta, becoming the first team from New Caledonia to win the tournament. As the winners of the 2019 OFC Champions League, they qualified for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar. Team Wellington were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Hienghène Sport in the semi-finals.


2019 OFC Champions League, Teams
A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations entered the competition.


2019 OFC Champions League, Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows. For this season, all ties in the knockout stage were played as a single match.


2019 OFC Champions League, Qualifying stage
The draw for the qualifying stage was held on 13 November 2018 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. The champions of the host association (Cook Islands) were allocated to Position 1, and the champions of the three remaining developing associations were drawn to determine the fixtures (first team drawn allocated to Position 2, second team drawn allocated to Position 3, third team drawn allocated to Position 4). The four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue. The winners and runners-up advanced to the group stage to join the 14 direct entrants. Matches were played between 26 January – 1 February 2019 in the Cook Islands.


2019 OFC Champions League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 13 November 2018 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. The 16 teams (14 teams entering the group stage and two teams advancing from the qualifying stage) were drawn into four groups of four, with the following mechanism:


2019 OFC Champions League, Group stage
The four teams in each group played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage. Matches were played on the following dates and venues:


2019 OFC Champions League, Knockout stage
The eight teams in the knockout stage played on a single-elimination basis, with each tie played as a single match.


2019 OFC Champions League, Knockout stage, Bracket
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final), which was held on 5 March 2019 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.


2019 OFC Champions League, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group (teams from same group could not play each other), with the group winners hosting the match, and the matchups decided by draw. The quarter-finals were played between 6–7 April 2019.


2019 OFC Champions League, Knockout stage, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the matchups and host teams decided by draw. The semi-finals were played on 28 April 2019.


2019 OFC Champions League, Knockout stage, Final
In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the host team decided by draw. The final was played on 11 May 2019.


2019 OFC Champions League, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2019 OFC Champions League Final
The 2019 OFC Champions League Final was the final match of the 2019 OFC Champions League, the 18th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 13th season under the current OFC Champions League name.


2019 OFC Champions League Final
The final was contested as a single match between New Caledonian teams Magenta and Hienghène Sport. The match took place at the Stade Numa-Daly Magenta in Nouméa on 11 May 2019.


2019 OFC Champions League Final
Hienghène Sport won the final 1–0 for their first OFC Champions League title.


2019 OFC Champions League Final, Teams
In the following table, finals until 2006 were in the Oceania Club Championship era, since 2007 were in the OFC Champions League era.


2019 OFC Champions League Final, Teams
The final was the first all-New Caledonian final, and guaranteed that for the first time that the OFC club champions were from New Caledonia. This was also the first final since 2005 not to feature a team from New Zealand, and the first ever not to feature any team from New Zealand or Australia (which left the OFC after 2005).


2019 OFC Champions League Final, Venue
The Stade Numa-Daly Magenta was the venue for the final. This was the first time that the stadium hosted an OFC Champions League final.


2019 OFC Champions League Final, Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral).


2019 OFC Champions League Final, Format
In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the host team decided by draw, which was held on 5 March 2019 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. Based on the draw, Magenta (winner of semi-final 2) were the home team.


2019 OFC Champions League Final, Format
If the match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time would be played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team would be allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.


2019 OFC Champions League Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Tevita Makasini (Tonga)Mark Ruke (New Zealand)Fourth official:Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)


2019 OFC Champions League group stage
The 2019 OFC Champions League group stage was played from 10 February to 2 March 2019. A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2019 OFC Champions League.


2019 OFC Champions League group stage, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 13 November 2018 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. The 16 teams (14 teams entering the group stage and two teams advancing from the qualifying stage) were drawn into four groups of four, with the following mechanism:


2019 OFC Champions League group stage, Draw
The following were the winners and runners-up of the qualifying stage which joined the 14 direct entrants in the group stage.


2019 OFC Champions League group stage, Format
The four teams in each group played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.


2019 OFC Champions League knockout stage
The 2019 OFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 6 April to 12 May 2019. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2019 OFC Champions League.


2019 OFC Champions League knockout stage, Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.


2019 OFC Champions League knockout stage, Format
The eight teams in the knockout stage played on a single-elimination basis, with each tie played as a single match.


2019 OFC Champions League knockout stage, Bracket
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final), which was held on 5 March 2019 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.


2019 OFC Champions League knockout stage, Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group (teams from same group could not play each other), with the group winners hosting the match, and the matchups decided by draw. The quarter-finals were played between 6–7 April 2019.


2019 OFC Champions League knockout stage, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the matchups and host teams decided by draw. The semi-finals were played on 28 April 2019.


2019 OFC Champions League knockout stage, Final
In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the host team decided by draw. The final was played on 11 May 2019.


2019 OFC Champions League qualifying stage
The 2019 OFC Champions League qualifying stage was played from 26 January to 1 February 2019. A total of four teams competed in the qualifying stage to decide two of the 16 places in the group stage of the 2019 OFC Champions League.


2019 OFC Champions League qualifying stage, Draw
The draw for the qualifying stage was held on 13 November 2018 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. The champions of the host association (Cook Islands) were allocated to Position 1, and the champions of the three remaining developing associations were drawn to determine the fixtures (first team drawn allocated to Position 2, second team drawn allocated to Position 3, third team drawn allocated to Position 4).


2019 OFC Champions League qualifying stage, Format
The four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue. The winners and runners-up advanced to the group stage to join the 14 direct entrants.


2019 OFC Champions League qualifying stage, Schedule
Matches were played between 26 January – 1 February 2019 in the Cook Islands.


2019 OFC Futsal Champions League
The 2019 OFC Futsal Champions League was the first edition of the OFC Futsal Champions League, an international futsal club tournament in Oceania organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 5–8 December 2019.


2019 OFC Futsal Champions League, Teams
The champion futsal teams from six OFC member associations entered the competition.


2019 OFC Futsal Champions League, Venue
The matches were played at the Barfoot & Thompson Stadium in Auckland.


2019 OFC Futsal Champions League, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the competition:


2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup
The 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup was the 12th edition of the OFC Futsal Nations Cup (previously called the OFC Futsal Championship), the international futsal championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's national teams of Oceania.


2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup
In November 2018, it was announced that New Caledonia would host the competition. The tournament was held from 27 October to 2 November.


2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup
The winner qualified as the OFC representative at the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic) in Lithuania.


2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup
Solomon Islands were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title after defeating New Zealand in the final.


2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup, Teams
Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament.


2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup, Venue
The matches were played at the L'Arène du Sud in Païta.


2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 6 May 2019 at the OFC Academy in Auckland, New Zealand. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The top two ranked teams, Solomon Islands and New Zealand, were drawn into position 1 of Group A or B, and the bottom two ranked teams, American Samoa and Tonga, were drawn into position 4 of Group A or B, while the remaining teams were drawn into position 2 or 3 of Group A or B.


2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup, Group stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals. The bottom two teams enter the 5th–8th place play-offs.


2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup, 5th–8th place play-offs
Tonga was not allowed to play the 5th-8th place play-offs because many players were diagnosed with measles. It is important to remember that this tournament was held during a measles outbreak.


2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup, Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup
The following team from OFC qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.


2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup squads
The following lists are the squad list for the 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup. For the 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup, the 8 participating national teams must submit squads of 12 players – of which 2 must be goalkeepers.


2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (also called the 2019 OFC U-23 Championship) was the eighth edition of the OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's under-23 national teams of Oceania.


2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
In November 2018, it was announced that Fiji would host the competition. The tournament was held from 21 September to 5 October 2019.


2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The winner qualified as the OFC representative at the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Japan.


2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
New Zealand won the title after defeating Solomon Islands in the final. Vanuatu finished third, and defending champions Fiji finished fourth.


2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Teams
Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC entered the tournament.


2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Teams
Note: New Caledonia and Tahiti are not members of the International Olympic Committee and thus not eligible to qualify for the Olympic Football Tournament.


2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 1997 were eligible to compete in the tournament.


2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 6 May 2019 at the OFC Academy in Auckland, New Zealand. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The top two ranked teams, New Zealand and Fiji, were assigned to group positions A1 and B1 respectively, and the next two ranked teams, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands, were drawn into position 2 of Group A or B, while the remaining teams were drawn into position 3 or 4 of Group A or B.


2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Group stage
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.


2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Qualified team for the Summer Olympics
The following team from the OFC qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympic men's football tournament.


2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
The 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 9th edition of the OFC U-19/U-20 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's under-19/under-20 national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in the Cook Islands from 30 August to 12 September 2019.


2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
The winner of the tournament would have qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic) in Costa Rica as the OFC representatives. However, FIFA announced on 17 November 2020 that this edition of the World Cup would be cancelled.


2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
New Zealand were the defending champions, and they went on to win the 2019 Championship.


2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship, Teams
All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament.


2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship, Venue
The matches were played at the CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga.


2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship, Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2000 were eligible to compete in the tournament.


2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 17 April 2019 at the OFC Academy in Auckland, New Zealand. The 11 teams were drawn into three groups, with Groups A and B having four teams and Group C having three teams. The hosts Cook Islands were assigned to group position A1, while the remaining teams were drawn into the other group positions without any seeding, with the only restriction that the defending champions New Zealand must be drawn into Group A or B.


2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship, Group stage
The winners of each group and the runners-up of Group B advanced to the semi-finals.


2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship, Goalscorers
There were 120 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 6.32 goals per match.


2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship, Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The following team from OFC would have qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup before the tournament was cancelled.


2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship squads
The following is the squad list for the 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship. Each squad consisted of 20 players in total, 2 of whom had to be goalkeepers.


2019 OFC Youth Development Tournament
The 2019 OFC Youth Development Tournament  was the 1st edition of the OFC Youth Development Tournament, an international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The tournament was held in Vanuatu between 15–24 August 2019.


2019 OFC Youth Development Tournament, Teams
A total of six men's under-18 national teams, including four from Oceania and two from outside Oceania (one from Asia and one from Europe), were invited to participate in the cross-confederation event.


2019 OFC Youth Development Tournament, Venues
The tournament was played at the Korman Stadium in Port Vila, Vanuatu


2019 OFC Youth Development Tournament, Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2001 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team can name a maximum of 20 players.


2019 OFC Youth Development Tournament, Group stage
The teams were divided into two groups of three teams, including two from OFC and one from outside OFC.


2019 OFC Youth Development Tournament, Goalscorers
There were 19 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.11 goals per match.


2019 OK
2019 OK is a near-Earth asteroid noted for its sudden, surprise discovery on the day before its close flyby in 2019. The object's size is estimated at 57 to 130 metres (187 to 426 ft) across, the closest asteroid of such size discovered in 2019. It is uncommon for asteroids of this size to pass within 100,000 km (62,000 mi) of Earth.


2019 OK, Discovery
The first valid detection occurred on 24 July 2019, when it was 0.01 AU (1,500,000 km; 930,000 mi) from Earth and had an apparent magnitude of 14.7. The full moon on 16 July 2019 slowed down the discovery rate during mid-July. The asteroid was detected by Cristóvão Jacques, Eduardo Pimentel and João Ribeiro at the private SONEAR Observatory in Oliveira, Minas Gerais when it was very close to opposition (opposite the Sun in the sky) with a solar elongation of 170 degrees.


2019 OK, Discovery
About 10 hours later it was independently detected by ASAS-SN project in images from two of its telescopes, which allowed a preliminary determination of its orbit. It was subsequently listed on the Minor Planet Center's Near-Earth Object Confirmation Page (NEOCP) as S511618. The listing was confirmed and publicly announced as 2019 OK with three hours remaining before the 25 July 2019 closest approach.


2019 OK, Discovery
Various circumstances prevented an earlier discovery, despite the efforts to continuously hunt for such objects. The earlier appearance was not lost in the glare of the Sun, but was not favorable to survey instruments located in the Northern Hemisphere, due to its celestial direction in the constellation Capricornus and the bright moon. The Pan-STARRS1 telescope recorded an image of 2019 OK on 28 June 2019 when it was 0.39 AU (58,000,000 km; 36,000,000 mi) from Earth and had an apparent magnitude of 22.9. Automatic analysis missed detecting the object in the Pan-STARRS image because the object was too faint. The Pan-STARRS1 telescope again saw the object on 7 July 2019 when the object was brighter with magnitude 21.2. However, because it was moving directly towards the observer, its apparent motion was extremely slow, with a rate of 0.01 degrees/day, and it was not recognized as a moving object.


2019 OK, Orbit and classification
The asteroid is a member of the Flora family (402), a giant asteroid family and the largest family of stony asteroids in the main-belt. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 0.5–3.4 AU once every 2 years and 9 months (993 days; semi-major axis of 1.95 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.76 and an inclination of 1° with respect to the ecliptic. After evaluating its orbit, the asteroid was identified as the most probable parent body of the particles responsible for the meteor shower designed 17 Capricornids (SCP #1042).


2019 OK, 2019 flyby
On 25 July 2019 at 01:22 UTC it had its closest approach to Earth, when it passed about 0.00047697 AU (71,354 km; 44,337 mi)—less than one-fifth of the distance to the Moon. Its speed was nearly 88,500 kilometres (55,000 mi) per hour.


2019 OK, 2019 flyby
On 28 July 2116 the asteroid will pass about 0.03 AU (4,500,000 km; 2,800,000 mi) from Earth.


2019 OK, 2019 flyby, Close flybys of larger asteroids
Asteroids in the 20 m (66 ft) Chelyabinsk meteor size range to 50 m (160 ft) Tunguska size range (absolute magnitude H ~26–24) approach closer than the Moon about once per month. Asteroids with an absolute magnitude of 26–24 will vary in size from 17 to 94 m (56 to 308 ft) depends on the objects albedo (how reflective it is).


2019 OK, 2019 flyby, Potential impact effects
If 2019 OK had been around 100 m (330 ft) in diameter an Earth impact could have released as much power as the 50 megatons generated by Tsar Bomba. If 2019 OK had been around the middle of the size estimates it could have released the equivalent explosive energy of about 10 megatons of TNT similar to the 1908 Tunguska event that flattened 2,000 km2 (770 square miles) of forest land. If 2019 OK had been on the smaller size it still could have released over 30 times the energy of the atomic blast by Little Boy at Hiroshima.


2019 OKC Energy FC season
The 2019 OKC Energy FC season is the club's sixth season of existence, and their sixth consecutive season in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. Energy FC will also take part in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covers the period from October 14, 2018 to the beginning of the 2020 USLC season.


2019 OKC Energy FC season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
As a member of the USL Championship, OKC Energy will enter the tournament in the Second Round, to be played May 14,2019


2019 OU1
2019 OU1 is a sub-kilometre asteroid, classified as a near-Earth object of the Apollo group. On 28 August 2019, the object safely passed 1.028 million kilometres from Earth, travelling at around 13 km/s (47,000 km/h).


2019 OU1, Observation
2019 OU1 was first observed on 25 July 2019 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii, United States.


2019 OU1, Orbit and classification
2019 OU1 is classified as an Apollo asteroid, which means that it is an Earth-crossing asteroid that has an orbital semi-major axis greater than 1 au but a perihelion distance less than Earth's aphelion distance of 1.017 au.


2019 OU1, Orbit and classification, Close approach in 2019
On 28 August 2019, 2019 OU1 safely passed 0.00687 astronomical units (1.028 million kilometres; 2.67 lunar distances) from Earth, travelling at around 13 km/s (47,000 km/h).


2019 OU1, Physical characteristics
Based on its absolute magnitude of 22.874, 2019 OU1 is estimated to have a diameter of 71–160 metres using an assumed albedo of 0.05 (carbonaceous) and 0.25 (siliceous) respectively.


2019 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council election
Elections to Oadby and Wigston Borough Council took place on 2 May 2019, the same day as other United Kingdom local elections. All wards were up for election, each with 2 or 3 councillors to be elected. The Liberal Democrats retained overall control of the council. The election finished with a result of:


2019 Oakland Athletics season
The 2019 Oakland Athletics season was the 119th season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their 52nd season in Oakland (all at Oakland Coliseum). The A's clinched a spot in the Wild Card Game on September 27; however, they lost to the Tampa Bay Rays in that game 5-1. The 2019 season was the final season the team shared the Coliseum with the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders relocated to Las Vegas prior to the following season leaving the Coliseum as a baseball-only facility for the first time since 1994.


2019 Oakland Raiders season
The 2019 season was the Oakland Raiders' 60th since they were founded, their 50th in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under head coach Jon Gruden since his rehiring by the organization (sixth overall). The Raiders finished the season 7–9, improving on the prior season 4–12 record, but failing to make the playoffs for the third straight year and the 16th time in the last 17 years.


2019 Oakland Raiders season
The Raiders were not eliminated from playoff contention until the final week of the season after losing to the Denver Broncos. Although they surprisingly started the season 6–4, leading some to believe they could potentially challenge the Kansas City Chiefs for the AFC West title, the Raiders would suffer a late season collapse losing 5 of their last 6 games, including losing the last game in Oakland to the Jacksonville Jaguars.


2019 Oakland Raiders season
After initially stating they would not return to RingCentral Coliseum for 2019, the Raiders were effectively forced to return to the stadium after their regional rivals, the San Francisco 49ers, blocked an effort to play at Oracle Park while they awaited the completion of Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. This was the 25th and final season in the team's second tenure in Oakland and marked the end of the team's longest continuous tenure in one city. It was announced on June 11, 2019 that the Raiders would be featured on HBO's Hard Knocks, premiering on August 6, 2019.


2019 Oakland Raiders season
Prior to the season, the Raiders hired former NFL Network draft guru and former Notre Dame Football on NBC color commentator Mike Mayock as general manager.


2019 Oakland Raiders season
To commemorate their 60th season, the Raiders wore a special logo which incorporated the torch lit at Raider games in honor of former owner Al Davis.


2019 Oakland Raiders season, Stadium negotiations
In December 2018, the Raiders indicated they would not return to the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (renamed RingCentral Coliseum under a naming rights deal secured in May 2019) upon the expiration of its lease on the stadium after the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority filed a lawsuit against the team, seeking financial damages, and would be seeking another venue for the 2019 season. The Raiders then began negotiating a lease with Oracle Park in San Francisco in February 2019; however, the San Francisco 49ers refused to waive their territorial rights, effectively vetoing the deal. The team briefly negotiated for sharing Levi's Stadium with the 49ers, but the proposal was reportedly rejected for costing more than the Coliseum's asking price.


2019 Oakland Raiders season, Stadium negotiations
Unlike the case of the Tennessee Titans, in which the team played in Memphis' Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium for 1997 and Nashville's Vanderbilt Stadium for 1998 until their new stadium was completed in 1999, the state of Nevada's two largest college stadiums, Mackay Stadium in Reno and Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, were either rejected or never considered.


2019 Oakland Raiders season, Stadium negotiations
On February 25, 2019, the Raiders reached an agreement in principle with the Coliseum Authority to return to the Coliseum for at least the 2019 season. Rent for the 2019 season cost the team $7.5 million, and rent for the 2020 season would have increasd to $10.5 million if the option was invoked due to construction delays to Allegiant Stadium; the option for the 2020 season was never exercised. As part of the lease agreement, the Raiders did not receive naming rights revenue from RingCentral, and game-day expenses for the Coliseum Authority would also be capped. On March 15, 2019, the Coliseum Authority voted to approve the lease, while the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and Oakland City Council voted in favor of the lease on March 19 and 21, respectively, clearing all legal hurdles in time for the NFL's owners meetings on March 24.


2019 Oakland Raiders season, Preseason
The Raiders' preseason opponents and schedule were announced in the spring. On March 27, Green Bay Packers President Mark H. Murphy stated during the league owners' meetings that the Packers and Raiders were in negotiations to play a preseason game August 22 at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with the Raiders as the designated home team.


2019 Oakland Raiders season, Preseason
Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan was another potential site for the game, and the teams secured the cooperation of the city and local sports promoter On Ice Management, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders vetoed the proposal; the Roughriders feared they would be unable to reconfigure the field from NFL to CFL standards in time for the Roughriders' August 24 home game. When the preseason schedule was released, the August 22 Packers-Raiders game was subtly noted as a neutral-site contest, with no location identified. The Raiders confirmed the Winnipeg game June 5. Had the Winnipeg negotiations fallen through, or in the event the game cannot be held in Winnipeg, the game would be moved to Lambeau Field, thus effectively giving the Raiders only one home game and three away games.


2019 Oakland Raiders season, Preseason
Shortly before the game started, 33 Packers players (among them starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers) raised objections to the turf fill used to patch the holes where the goal posts had been in their CFL configurations and refused to play. In an unsuccessful effort to assuage those concerns, the league reconfigured the field such that the field was shortened to 80 yards and the last ten yards on each end was converted to end zones.


2019 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Denver Broncos
Just days before the game, the Raiders released wide receiver Antonio Brown, who was acquired via trade prior to the season, stemming from conduct detrimental to the team, including a heated argument with general manager Mike Mayock. However, the Raiders played well without Brown, as quarterback Derek Carr, wide receiver Tyrell Williams, and rookie running back Josh Jacobs all had strong performances, with the defense stifling Broncos quarterback Joe Flacco for much of the game. With a statement win, the Raiders opened their final season in Oakland at 1–0.


2019 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Against traditional rival Kansas City, Oakland took a 10–0 lead in the first quarter, but the Chiefs stormed back with four touchdown passes from quarterback Patrick Mahomes in the second quarter. Despite the Chiefs being hampered by injuries to key offensive players such as Mahomes, Damien Williams and LeSean McCoy in the second half, the Raiders could not take advantage as Derek Carr threw two interceptions in the third quarter, and the offense was forced to punt on its final two possessions of the game. Oakland fell to 1–1 with the loss.


2019 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Indianapolis Colts
After two consecutive losses, Oakland surprised the Colts by taking a 21–10 halftime lead. Though the Colts managed to cut the Raiders' lead to seven by the fourth quarter, Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett threw a crucial pick-six to Raiders safety Erik Harris just before the two-minute warning, effectively putting the game away for Oakland. With the win, the Raiders improved to 2–2. Linebacker Vontaze Burfict was ejected from the game and later suspended the rest of the season for initiating two helmet-to-helmet hits, including one on Colts tight end Jack Doyle.


2019 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears
The Raiders headed off to England for an international game against the Bears and former Raiders linebacker Khalil Mack, who was traded to Chicago prior to the previous season. Like the previous week, Oakland surged to an early lead, this time behind strong play from Josh Jacobs. Chicago took the lead in the third quarter with 21 unanswered points, but the Raiders eventually answered with a rushing touchdown from Jacobs with just under two minutes left in the game. Oakland's defense intercepted Bears quarterback Chase Daniel on the next drive, then snuffed out a final comeback attempt in the final seconds of the game. With the win, Oakland entered its bye week at 3–2.


2019 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
With the win, the Raiders improved on their 4–12 record from the previous season.


2019 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
The win over the Bengals marked the final win for the Raiders in Oakland, as the Raiders lost their last 2 games at the Coliseum.


2019 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Despite holding a 16–6 lead late in the fourth quarter, Oakland allowed a touchdown pass from Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew to Chris Conley, then failed to run out the clock and missed the subsequent field goal attempt. Jacksonville would capitalize on the ensuing drive as Minshew and Conley connected again for a game-winning touchdown. This was the Raiders' final game played in Oakland before relocating to Las Vegas for the 2020 season. Fans booed the team as they exited the field for the last time. With their fourth straight loss, the Raiders fell to 6–8, but remained in the playoff hunt as the Pittsburgh Steelers would lose later that night.


2019 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Los Angeles Chargers
This was the Chargers' final home game at Dignity Health Sports Park before moving into their new stadium in the 2020 season. This was also the last time the Raiders and Chargers faced each other—home or away—prior to the Raiders' relocation to Las Vegas in 2020. As a result, this was the last meeting against the two rivals as California-based franchises. This also turned out to be the Raiders final win as the "Oakland Raiders". With the win, the Raiders snapped their 4-game losing streak, improving to 7–8 and keeping their slim playoff hopes alive.


2019 Oceania Athletics Championships
The 2019 Oceania Athletics Championships were held in Townsville, Australia between June 25–28, 2019. The event was held jointly with the Oceania under 18 and under 20 championships, including exhibition events for masters and for athletes with disabilities (parasports).


2019 Oceania Athletics Championships, Participating teams
A total of 19 teams participated in the senior championships. There were 18 nations with 1 regional team from Australia. The regional Australian team (RAT) competed separately and not as Australia.


2019 Oceania Athletics Championships, Medal table
This is an unofficial medal tally of the 2019 championships. The official table can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association website.


2019 Oceania Athletics Championships, Event summary
Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.


2019 Oceania Badminton Championships
The XIV 2019 Oceania Badminton Championships was the continental badminton championships in Oceania sanctioned by the Badminton Oceania, and Badminton World Federation. This championship was organized by Badminton Victoria, and was the 14th edition of the Oceania Badminton Championships. It was held in Melbourne, Australia from 11 to 14 February 2019. The individual event started on 11 February, while the team event started on 15 February.


2019 Oceania Badminton Championships, Venue
The tournament was held at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia.


2019 Oceania Badminton Championships, Individual event
The individual event of the 2019 Oceania Badminton Championships was held from 11 to 14 February, at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre, in Melbourne, Australia.


2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league)
The 2019 Oceania Cup was the inaugural edition of the Oceania Cup. Contested by six teams, the competition began in June and concluded in November.


2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league)
The competition was announced at the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) congress in November 2018. The draw was released in March and breaks the six teams into two separate pools with promotion and relegation to exist in what is to become an annual tournament. Group A will comprise the top three ranked Pacific nations in Australia, New Zealand and Tonga while Group B will comprise Fiji, Samoa and Papua New Guinea.


2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league)
The winner of Pool A will win the Oceania Cup while the winner of Pool B will win the Oceania Shield and be promoted to Pool A in the next edition in place of Australia, who were due to travel to Europe for their first Kangaroos tour since 2003.


2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league), Venues
The games were played at the following venues in New Zealand and Australia.


2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league), Results, Group A - Cup
Touch judges:Chris McMillan (New Zealand)Chris Sutton (Australia)Video referee:Steve Chiddy (Australia)


2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league), Results, Group A - Cup
Touch judges:Nick Beashel (Australia)Dave Munro (Australia)Video referees:Ben Galea (Australia)Jared Maxwell (Australia)


2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league), Results, Group B - Shield
Touch judges:Nick Morel (Australia)David Munro (Australia)Video referees:Henry Perenara (New Zealand)Bryan Norrie (Australia)


2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league), Results, Group B - Shield
Touch judges:Paki Parkinson (New Zealand)Stephane Vincent (France)Video referee:Jared Maxwell (Australia)


2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league), Results, Group B - Shield
Touch judges:Chris Butler (Australia)Paki Parkinson (New Zealand)Video referee:Shayne Hayne (Australia)


2019 Oceania Rugby Cup
The 2019 Oceania Rugby Cup for national rugby union teams in the Oceania region was held in Papua New Guinea in August 2019. Papua New Guinea won the title by finishing on top of the table after completing the round-robin tournament undefeated.


2019 Oceania Rugby Cup, Standings
Points breakdown:4 points for a win2 points for a draw


2019 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
The 2019 Oceania Rugby Under 20s, was the fifth edition of the Oceania Rugby Junior Championship. Japan returned to the Championship tournament for the first time since 2015, replacing Tonga from the previous year and joining  Fiji, New Zealand, and hosts Australia for the three-round tournament at Bond University on the Gold Coast.


2019 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
The Oceania Championship was played over three rounds in nine days, with Australia defeating New Zealand by 24–0 in the last match of the round-robin tournament to take the title for the first time.


2019 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship, Teams
The teams for the 2019 Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournament were:


2019 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship, Trophy
Due to a change in scheduling there was no Oceania Under 20 Trophy contested in 2019. In previous seasons the competition was held during December in the year before the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy. In 2019, however, Oceania Rugby moved these qualification matches to be played in the same year as the 2020 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy.


2019 Oceania Sevens Championship
The 2019 Oceania Sevens Championship was the twelfth Oceania Sevens tournament in men's rugby sevens. It served as the regional qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Sevens and was held at ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji on 7–9 November. A competition for deaf teams was also included as part of the 2019 Oceania Sevens.


2019 Oceania Sevens Championship
Australia won the main men's tournament to claim their fourth Oceania Championship, defeating Fiji by 22–7 in the final. As the highest-placed side not already qualified, Australia also won the Oceania berth at the 2020 Olympic Sevens in Tokyo.


2019 Oceania Sevens Championship
Samoa and Tonga finished fourth and fifth respectively and, as the second and third highest-placed sides not already qualified, won entry to the 2020 Final Olympic Qualifier.


2019 Oceania Sevens Championship
Tonga and Papua New Guinea, as the two highest-placed sides without core status on the World Rugby Sevens Series, won entry to the 2020 Challenger Series for a chance to qualify for the 2020–21 World Sevens Series.


2019 Oceania Sevens Championship, Teams
Fifteen national teams competed at the 2019 tournament, including an invited sevens development side from Japan:


2019 Oceania Sevens Championship, Format
To allow a clear run for countries competing for qualification to the 2020 Olympic Sevens, the two Oceania nations already qualified, Fiji and New Zealand, were placed in Pool A together with the invited development side from Japan, New Caledonia (not Olympic eligible) and Niue. The remaining teams were seeded into Pool B and Pool C.


2019 Oceania Sevens Championship, Format
A playoff between the winners of Pool B and Pool C decided the Olympic qualifying berth.


2019 Oceania Shooting Championships
The 2019 Oceania Shooting Championships took place from 3 to 8 November 2019, at Sydney International Shooting Centre, Sydney, Australia.


2019 Oceania Shooting Championships
It acted as the Oceanian qualifying tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.


2019 Oceania Women's Handball Challenge Trophy
The 2019 Women's Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy was held in New Caledonia from 11 to 16 August 2019.


2019 Oceania Women's Handball Challenge Trophy
The competition participants were defending champions New Zealand, host New Caledonia, regulars Australia and America Samoa. New to the championship were Papua New Guinea, and Fiji.


2019 Oceania Women's Handball Challenge Trophy
Hosts New Caledonia were the clear winners over Australia. Third was New Zealand then America Samoa. Fifth was Papua New Guinea ahead of Fiji on goal difference


2019 Oceania Women's Handball Challenge Trophy
However, New Caledonia are ineligible for World Championship and consequently, spot for 2020 Women's Junior World Handball Championship is taken by second place Australia.


2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship
The 2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship was the ninth Oceania Women's Sevens tournament. It served as the regional qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Sevens and was held at ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji on 7–9 November.


2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship
Australia won the tournament to claim their fifth Oceania Championship, defeating Fiji by 24–12 in the final. Runners-up Fiji, as the highest-placed side not already qualified, won the Oceania berth at the 2020 Olympic Sevens in Tokyo.


2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship
Papua New Guinea and Samoa finished fourth and fifth respectively and, as the second and third highest-placed sides not already qualified, won entry to the 2020 Final Olympic Qualifier as well as the 2020 Hong Kong Women's Sevens qualifying tournament for the 2020–21 World Women's Sevens Series.


2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship, Teams
The following nations competed at the 2019 tournament, including two invited teams – the Canadian development team (Maple Leafs) and a development side from Japan:


2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship, Format
To allow a clear run for countries competing for qualification to the 2020 Olympic Sevens, the two Oceania nations already qualified, Australia and New Zealand, were placed in Pool A together with the invited development sides (not eligible for Oceania berths) from Canada and Japan. The remaining teams were seeded into Pool B and Pool C.


2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship, Format
A knockout competition involving the two top teams of Pool B and two top teams of Pool C decided the Olympic qualifying berth.


2019 Oceania Women's Youth Handball Championship
The 2019 Women's Oceania Youth Handball Championship was held in New Caledonia from 11 to 16 August 2019.


2019 Oceania Women's Youth Handball Championship
The competition participants were host New Caledonia, Australia, New Zealand, French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea and Fiji.


2019 Oceania Women's Youth Handball Championship
Hosts New Caledonia were the winners over New Zealand. Third was French Polynesia then Australia. Fifth was Papua New Guinea ahead of Fiji on goal difference


2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
The 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election took place in April 2019, along with the 2019 Indian general election. The term of the assembly elected in 2014 had expired on 24 May 2019.


2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
The incumbent Biju Janata Dal headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Indian National Congress were the major political parties in the election. Four sitting MP's from Biju Janata Dal joined BJP and INC because they were denied the party's ticket.


2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
2019 Indian general election in the 21 constituencies of Odisha and 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election was held in the first 4 phases of the 7 scheduled phases of 2019 Indian general election. MR. Surya Narayana patro is the current speaker of Odisha Vidhan sabha while the deputy charge is given to MR. Rajanikant Singh.


2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Election schedule
On March 10, the Election Commission of India announced the dates of the election. 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election are scheduled to be held simultaneously with 2019 Indian general election in 4 phases: April 11, 18, 23, and 29. The counting of votes will be on May 23.


2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Election schedule
Elections were cancelled in Patkura assembly constituency following the death of 83-year-old, six-time MLA and Biju Janata Dal candidate Bed Prakash Agarwalla. Later the Election Commission of India scheduled it on 19 May 2019. The Election Commission of India further decided to extend the completion of the election for 60 days in view of the devastation caused by Cyclone Fani. The poll was done in July 2019.


2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Winner
* Election in Patkura assembly constituency is due to be held. *


2019 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
The 2019 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourteenth (men) and seventeenth (women) editions of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Vancouver, Canada between 12 and 17 August 2019.


2019 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2019 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2019 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Men's Doubles
Luke Bambridge and Neal Skupski were the defending champions but only Bambridge chose to defend his title, partnering Ben McLachlan. Bambridge lost in the quarterfinals to Treat Huey and Adil Shamasdin.


2019 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Men's Doubles
Robert Lindstedt and Jonny O'Mara won the title after defeating Huey and Shamasdin 6–2, 7–5 in the final.


2019 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Men's Singles
Dan Evans was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Men's Singles
Ričardas Berankis won the title after defeating Jason Jung 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 in the final.


2019 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Women's Doubles
Desirae Krawczyk and Giuliana Olmos were the defending champions, but Krawczyk chose not to participate. Olmos partnered alongside Alexa Guarachi but lost in the first round to Harriet Dart and Heather Watson.


2019 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Women's Doubles
Nao Hibino and Miyu Kato won the title, defeating Naomi Broady and Erin Routliffe in the final, 6–2, 6–2.


2019 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Women's Singles
Misaki Doi was the defending champion, but lost to Priscilla Hon in the first round.


2019 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Women's Singles
Heather Watson won the title, defeating Sara Sorribes Tormo in the final, 7–5, 6–4.


2019 Oeste Ladies Open
The 2019 Oeste Ladies Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal between 23 and 29 September 2019.


2019 Oeste Ladies Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Oeste Ladies Open – Doubles
Jessika Ponchet and Isabella Shinikova won the title, defeating Anna Danilina and Vivian Heisen in the final, 6–1, 6–3.


2019 Oeste Ladies Open – Singles
Isabella Shinikova won the title after Natalija Kostić retired in the final at 6–3, 2–0.


2019 Offaly County Council election
An Offaly County Council election was held in County Offaly in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 19 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote. The 2018 LEA boundary review committee made no changes to the LEAs used in the 2014 elections.


2019 Offaly Senior Football Championship
The 2019 Offaly Senior Football Championship was the 122nd edition of Offaly GAA's premier gaelic football competition for senior graded clubs in County Offaly, Ireland. Eight teams compete, with the winner representing Offaly in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship.


2019 Offaly Senior Football Championship
The championship starts a league stage and progresses to a knockout stage.


2019 Offaly Senior Football Championship
Rhode were the defending champions after they defeated Ferbane in the previous year's final, however Ferbane claimed revenge this year when defeating Rhode in the final to claim their first championship in 25 years their 12th title overall.


2019 Offaly Senior Football Championship
This was Shamrocks' return to the senior grade after claiming the 2018 Offaly Senior 'B' Football Championship title.


2019 Offaly Senior Football Championship
Gracefield were relegated to the I.F.C. for 2020 when losing their Relegation Final to Tullamore.


2019 Offaly Senior Football Championship, Format Changes
2019 sees the adoption of a new criss-cross championship format. In 2018, the eight senior teams were in one group, but the 2019 season sees two groups made up of four teams. The format comprises two partially seeded groups of four at Senior A level with one county finalist, one beaten semi-finalist, one beaten quarter-finalist and one of the relegation play-off winners or promoted teams in each of the groups. Group 1 teams will play the teams in Group 2 thus ensuring that each team plays four games. The first two rounds are to be played on a home and away basis. The third round will then be played at O'Connor Park, while the fourth round will be played on the same day at neutral venues around the county.


2019 Offaly Senior Football Championship, Format Changes
At the end of this phase, the top teams in each group contest opposite semi-finals while their opponents are decided by two quarter-finals. Those quarter-finals will be contested by the runners-up and third-placed teams in each group with the runners-up in Group A playing the third-placed team in Group A. Repeat fixtures are ruled out by virtue of the criss-cross system which will ensure those two teams did not meet in the round-robin phase. The second quarter-final will be formed in the same way from Group B. The bottom teams in each group will enter a Relegation Final.


2019 Offaly Senior Football Championship, Format Changes
The group winners already in a semi-final will also play the winning quarter-finalists from their own groups, also ensuring no repeat fixtures at that stage. The Offaly CCC's hope is that they can make the championship more competitive than it has been


2019 Offaly Senior Football Championship, Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2018 championship season.


2019 Offaly Senior Football Championship, Group Stage
The following seeded teams are applied to the draw for Groups A and B based on their performance during the 2018 season. One team from each category will be drawn into each group -


2019 Offaly Senior Football Championship, Relegation Play Off
The two bottom placed teams from each group play off in the relegation final with the loser relegated to the 2019 Senior 'B' Championship.


2019 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
The 2019 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The championship began on 30 March 2019 and ended on 20 October 2019.


2019 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Coolderry were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Belmont at the quarter-final stage.


2019 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
On 20 October 2019, St. Rynagh's won the championship following a 0–16 to 1–12 defeat of Birr in the final at Bord na Móna O'Connor Park. This was their 18th championship title overall and their first title since 2016.


2019 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Birr's Eoghan Cahill was the championship's top scorer with 2–83.


2019 Ogun State gubernatorial election
The election for Governor of Ogun State took place on 9 March (postponed from 2 March). The election was held concurrently with various state-level elections. All Progressive Congress candidate Dapo Abiodun, who is a former senatorial aspirant and chairman of CAC, defeated Allied Peoples Movement candidate Adekunle Akinlade, African Democratic Congress candidate Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, Peoples Democratic Party candidate Buruji Kashamu and Action Democratic Party candidate Dimeji Bankole.


2019 Ogun State gubernatorial election
The Governor and Deputy Governor of Ogun State are elected on the same ticket.


2019 Ohio Bobcats football team
The 2019 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 15th year head coach Frank Solich and played their home games at Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.


2019 Ohio Bobcats football team, Previous season
The Bobcats finished the 2018 season with a 9–4 record for the second straight year and finished the conference tied for second place with a 6–2 Conference Record and a invite to the Frisco Bowl where they defeated the San Diego State Aztecs.


2019 Ohio Bobcats football team, Preseason, MAC media poll
The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Bobcats predicted to finish in first place in the East Division. Ohio was also picked as the overall favorite to win the MAC Championship Game.


2019 Ohio Bobcats football team, Personnel, Coaching staff
Since December 16, 2004, the head coach of the Ohio Bobcats has been Frank Solich. He heads a staff of ten assistant coaches, four graduate assistants, a director of football operations, and a director of player personnel. Jimmy Burrow, defensive coordinator since 2005, announcement retirement on February 5, 2019.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes played their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. This was the Buckeyes' 130th overall season and 107th as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by Ryan Day, in his first season as Ohio State's full-time head coach.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Ohio State began the year ranked fifth in the preseason AP Poll. The Buckeyes climbed to number one in the College Football Playoff rankings by the end of the regular season, after dominating wins over Conference USA champion Florida Atlantic, American Athletic Conference runner-up Cincinnati, and Mid-American Conference champion Miami (OH) in the non-conference schedule; and comfortable wins over ranked Big Ten teams Wisconsin, Penn State, and Michigan in conference play. In the Big Ten Championship Game, Ohio State defeated Wisconsin a second time, by a score of 34–21 to win their third consecutive conference title. In the final CFP rankings of the season, Ohio State dropped from first to second, passed by SEC champion LSU, which placed Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl to play defending national champion and third-seeded Clemson. Ohio State lost that game, 29–23, to end the year at 13–1.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The Buckeyes were led on offense by sophomore quarterback Justin Fields, an incoming transfer from Georgia that was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility by the NCAA. He led the Big Ten with 3,273 passing yards and 41 passing touchdowns to go along with 10 rushing touchdowns, and finished third in voting for the Heisman Trophy. Running back J. K. Dobbins became the first Buckeye running back to eclipse the 2,000 yard mark, finishing tied atop the Big Ten with Wisconsin's Jonathan Taylor at 2,003 yards and 21 touchdowns.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
On defense, Ohio State was led by defensive end Chase Young, who led the country with 16.5 sacks and won several defensive player of the year awards while also finishing fourth in Heisman Trophy voting. He was also named a unanimous All-American, along with cornerback Jeff Okudah. Head coach Ryan Day was named Big Ten Coach of the Year by the media, becoming the first Ohio State head coach to win it since Earle Bruce in 1979.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Previous season
The Buckeyes finished the 2018 season 13–1, 8–1 in Big Ten play to win the East division. They defeated Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship 45–24. However, despite a 12–1 record, they failed to receive an invitation to the College Football Playoff. Instead, they received a bid to the Rose Bowl where they defeated Washington 28–23. This was the final season for Urban Meyer as the Buckeyes' head coach, who coached at Ohio State for seven seasons. In January 2019, it was announced Georgia Quarterback Justin Fields would be transferring to Ohio State.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Preseason, Spring Game
The 2019 Spring Game was held at Ohio Stadium on April 13, 2019, with the Gray team defeating the Scarlet team, 35–17.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Preseason, Preseason Big Ten poll
Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2019 poll, Ohio State was projected to finish in second in the East Division behind Michigan.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Schedule
Ohio State's 2019 schedule will begin with two non-conference home games, first against Florida Atlantic of Conference USA and then against Cincinnati of the American Athletic Conference. Ohio State's third non-conference game, a home game against Miami (OH) of the Mid-American Conference, will be played after the Buckeyes' conference opener against Indiana.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Schedule
In Big Ten Conference play, Ohio State will play all members of the East Division and draws Nebraska, Northwestern, and Wisconsin from the West Division.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Florida Atlantic
The No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0, 0-0) faced the Florida Atlantic Owls (0-0, 0-0) in a home match up, and the first game under new head coach Ryan Day. The Buckeyes came in as heavy favorites over Lane Kiffin's Owls.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Florida Atlantic
The Buckeyes found quick success on their opening possession on a 51-yard touchdown run from Georgia transfer Justin Fields. The offense went on to score three more touchdowns in the first quarter to take a 28–0 lead. The remainder of the half resulted only in a 28-yard FAU field goal to give the Buckeyes a 28-3 halftime lead.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Florida Atlantic
The FAU offense would score a field goal on their opening possession to make it a three-possession game. The Buckeyes continued their woes until 2:37 left in the third quarter when Fields threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jeremy Ruckert. The third quarter ended with the Buckeyes up 35–6. The fourth quarter had two drives that resulted in 14-points for the Owls and 10 for the Buckeyes.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Florida Atlantic
Ohio State allowed 22 rushing yards behind defensive end Chase Young, who had a total of five tackles, 1.5 sacks and a pass deflection.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Cincinnati
The Cincinnati Bearcats (1-0, 0-0) had high hopes in defeating the No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0, 0-0) after beating UCLA the previous week. The last win the Bearcats had over the Buckeyes was in 1897.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Cincinnati
The Buckeyes took an early lead when the offense scored on their second possession, halfway through the first quarter. The Buckeye offense held the Bearcats to only two first downs in the opening quarter. The first scoring opportunity for Cincinnati came at the 11:29 mark with a 32-yard field goal that was blocked by Chase Young. The following three drives would result in three touchdowns by the Buckeyes and three punts by the Bearcats to make the halftime score 28-0 Ohio State.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Cincinnati
Ohio State would score 14 more points in the second half and hold the Bearcats scoreless. The Bearcats had and opportunity to score when they got down to the OSU 4 but linebacker Tuf Borland intercepted a pass, thwarting the redzone attempt.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Cincinnati
The shutout was the first for Ohio State since 2017 against Rutgers. Ohio State punter Drue Chrisman was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Indiana
The No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (2-0, 0-0) faced Big Ten East Division foe Indiana Hoosiers (2-0, 0-0) in Bloomington, Indiana. Indiana hoped to snap a 23-game Ohio State win streak that began in 1989.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Indiana
Ohio State and Indiana traded scores in the first quarter to give the Buckeyes a 7–3 lead. The second quarter heavily favored Ohio State scoring three touchdowns and a safety on a blocked punt by Chris Olave. The Hoosiers scored their only touchdown of the game with 1:07 left in the second quarter, making the halftime score 30–10, Ohio State.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Indiana
OSU went on to score touchdowns on their two opening possessions and intercepting an Indiana pass for a 96-yard return by Damon Arnette. Neither team would score again, making the final 51–10. Ohio State held the Hoosiers to just 42 yards rushing, making it the second time in three games that they held their opponent to under 100 yards.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Indiana
J. K. Dobbins was named Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week for his 193-yard rushing and two total touchdown performance.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Miami (OH)
The No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0, 1-0) faced the Miami RedHawks (1-2, 0-0) from the Mid-American Conference at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State came in as heavy favorites, having never lost to the RedHawks.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Miami (OH)
The Buckeyes found themselves quickly in a hole, trailing Miami 5-0 following a safety and a field goal halfway through the first quarter. Ohio State was able to finally score and take the lead on a 7-play, 75-yard drive that was topped off by a J. K. Dobbins 26-yard run at the 5:16 mark of the first quarter. The Buckeyes would go on to score touchdowns on all six of their possessions of the second quarter, and the defense would force three Miami turnovers. The Buckeyes lead at halftime 49–5.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Miami (OH)
Ohio State went to tack on two more touchdowns in both the third and fourth quarters and allowing the Miami offense to only gain 29 net yards. Ohio State scored their largest win since 2013.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Nebraska
The No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0, 1-0) faced the Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-1, 1-0) in a cross-divisional match up. The game would be featured on College GameDay. The previous match up ended with a narrow five-point Ohio State victory. The one and only Nebraska victory came in 2011 when the Cornhuskers defeated the Buckeyes 34–27 in Lincoln, Nebraska.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Nebraska
Nebraska began the game on a 31-yard drive that ended in an Adrian Martinez interception. The Buckeyes were able to take advantage of the turnover and drive 50 yards to score a Justin Fields touchdown run. The Buckeyes forced a three-and-out and scored another touchdown following a 60-yard drive. For the remainder of the half, Ohio State would score three more touchdowns and a field goal while intercepting two more Martinez passes and forcing three Cornhuskers' punts. Ohio State lead 38–0 at the half.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Nebraska
The Buckeyes were able to score 10 more points in the second half and the Cornhuskers were able to get on the board late in the third quarter, ending Ohio State's streak of eight quarters without allowing a touchdown. The final score ended in favor of Ohio State 48–7.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan State
The No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0, 2-0) faced the No. 25T Michigan State Spartans (4-1, 2-0) in an East Division contest. Ohio State wore all-black uniforms for the third time in the program's history. Ohio State came in to the game as 16-point favorites over the Spartans.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan State
After the Buckeyes were forced to punt the ball on their initial possession, the Spartans fumbled the ball twice in four plays giving the Buckeyes two recoveries deep in their own territory. The turnovers resulted in three points from two field goal attempts. The Buckeyes would take a ten-point lead early in the second quarter, which was matched by the Spartans on the following drive, making the score 10–7, Ohio State. Michigan State was able to get another field goal before the end of the half, while Ohio State scored 17 additional points, making the halftime score 27–10, Ohio State.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan State
Michigan State would not score any more during the game though they did attempt a 27-yard field goal in their opening possession of the second half. Ohio State would score again in the fourth quarter making the final 34–10. Notably, Justin Fields would throw his first interception of the season and fumble the ball away in the second half.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan State
This game was the fourth time during the season that the defense allowed under 100 rushing yards.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
The No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes (6-0, 3-0), faced Big Ten West Divisional opponent Northwestern Wildcats (1-4, 0-3) in a Friday night game at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. Ohio State came in to the game as 27-point favorites over the Wildcats.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
The game was originally set to air on FS1, but two days before the game, Fox decided to move the game to the Big Ten Network in order to air Game 5 of the 2019 American League Championship Series on FS1 instead.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
Ohio State opened the game with a 10-play, 70-yard drive that resulted in a 20-yard touchdown pass from Justin Fields to Chris Olave. Northwestern followed with a quick first down run by Kyric McGowan on their first offensive play but after a Chase Young sack that put them well behind the chains, they were forced to punt. The Wildcats were able to force a three-and-out from the Buckeyes and muster together a nine-play, 44-yard drive that resulted in a 33-yard Charlie Kuhbander field goal to make the score 7–3.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
Ohio State would go on to score touchdowns on their next two possessions, increasing their lead to 21–3. Northwestern attempted to punt on 4-and-7 at their own 24 with 4:10 left in the second half, but a bad snap gave the Buckeyes a first down at the 15, which resulted in a touchdown two plays later, increasing the lead to 28–3. Two drives later, Ohio State trapped Northwestern at their own 1 which resulted in a punt that only made it to the 36. With 0:04 left in the half, Ohio State's Blake Haubeil kicked a career-long 55-yard field goal with time expiring to give Ohio State a 31-3 halftime lead. Ohio State allowed only 85-yards in the first half.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
Ohio State would go on to score three more touchdowns in the second half including a 73-yard run from Master Teague III. Ohio State ended allowing only 199 total yards, 42 of which were passing. They won by a final score 52–3. J. K. Dobbins finished the game with 121 yards rushing which put him into the top five in total rushing yards in Ohio State's history.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
The No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0, 4-0) defeated their Big Ten West Divisional opponent the No. 13 Wisconsin Badgers (6-1, 3-1) by a score of 38–7 in a cross-divisional matchup. While the game received national attention for both teams' top defenses, Ohio State was favored by 14.5 points. Fox Sports chose this game to be the host of Big Noon Kickoff.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
As the game began, rain fell at Ohio Stadium making the conditions very wet. Defense reigned supreme in the first quarter, as was expected. The Buckeyes were only able to gain 44 yards of total offense while Wisconsin put together 59. Passing appeared to be tough for both teams, forcing them to trade punts. The game was tied at 0–0 at the end of the first.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
It wasn't until the 6:56 mark of the second quarter, when Ohio State's Blake Haubeil made a 49-yard field goal, that the stalemate was broken. Ohio State was able to halt Wisconsin's ensuing drive and get the ball back with 2:37 remaining. The Buckeyes found success on the drive and were able to drive 85 yards and score on a 27-yard pass from Justin Fields to Chris Olave. This score gave the Buckeyes a 10–0 lead at halftime.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
Ohio State received the second-half kick which ended after failing to convert a first down. The Badgers were able to partially block their punt and it only went 13 yards, giving Wisconsin prime field position. In three plays, Wisconsin scored on a 26-yard touchdown pass from Jack Coan to AJ Taylor, making the score 10–7. Following the Wisconsin score, Ohio State would go on to score touchdowns on their next four drives, while Wisconsin would punt twice and fumble twice. The game would end with the Buckeyes winning 38–7.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
J. K. Dobbins would be awarded Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors for his 221-yard, two-touchdown performance. Chase Young would be named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and Walter Camp National Player of the Week after recording four sacks and two forced fumbles.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Maryland
The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes (8-0, 5-0) defeated the Maryland Terrapins (2-6, 1-5) 73–14, in an East Division match up at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Maryland
On Friday, November 8, the day before the game, it was announced that Chase Young was being withheld from the game and is suspended indefinitely (later reduced to two games) due to a potential violation of NCAA rules. Shortly after the announcement, Young acknowledged that he had accepted a loan from a family friend the year before, which he has since repaid.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Maryland
Ohio State began the game by forcing the Terrapins to a three-and-out. On the Buckeyes' ensuing possession, Ohio State drove 47 yards in six plays to score a touchdown on a 12-yard pass from Justin Fields to Binjimen Victor. Ohio State would force another three-and-out on Maryland's next possession and would score again on an 11-play, 71-yard drive, giving the Buckeyes a 14–0 lead. Following the second scoring drive, the Buckeyes would conduct a successful onside kick and score again, giving OSU a 21–0 lead at the end of the first quarter. Ohio State would score three more touchdowns on their next three drives giving Ohio State a 42-0 halftime lead.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Maryland
Ohio State began the second half with most of their second string in the game. Ohio State quarterback Chris Chugunov lead the offense into the red zone on the first drive of the second half, but fumbled the ball when he was sacked. On the next play, Maryland threw an interception which lead to a Buckeye touchdown two plays later. Ohio State would kick a field goal a drive later to give them a 52–0 lead. Maryland would be able to find the end zone twice, and Ohio State would find it three more times, to end the game 73–14.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Rutgers
The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-0, 6-0) defeated the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-7, 0-6) by a score of 56–21 in a Big Ten East matchup at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. Ohio State was heavily favored in the game, with the line being 52 points. It also was the largest spread in Big Ten Conference history and the largest for both teams. This was also the largest spread in the NCAA since the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Rutgers
Turnovers on its first two possessions ruined any hopes for Rutgers as Justin Fields threw four touchdown passes. An interception and a fumble led to a 14–0 lead for Ohio State in the opening 3:36 on an 18-yard run by J. K. Dobbins and an 11-yard catch by Binjimen Victor for the first of his two TDs. Fields threw for a career best 305 yards on 15 of 19 completions. He has 31 TDs and one interception this season. Sophomore receiver Chris Olave set a career high with 139 yards on four catches.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Rutgers
Rutgers had two shining moments in the first half. After Dobbins' 8-yard run made it 21–0, the Scarlet Knights took advantage of a muffed punt return by Garrett Wilson and made it 21-7 late in the first quarter on a 26-yard TD run from Isaih Pacheco.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Rutgers
In the second quarter, Ohio State had third-and-goal from the 1 but Dobbins was stuffed for no gain, then dropped for a 1-yard loss. Ohio State had a 35-7 halftime lead and Fields quickly extended it to 42–7 with a 14-yard strike to Luke Farrell at 13:33 of the third on the QB's last snap of the game. Rutgers' Johnny Langan was 12 for 26 for 121 yards, an interception and a 45-yard TD pass to Bo Melton late in the third quarter against the backup secondary to make it 49–14. New Jersey resident Chris Chungunov replaced him and added two more TD tosses, a 4-yarder to Jake Hausmann and a 32-yarder to Jaelen Gill.


2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Rutgers
Langan had a 1-yard run left with 1:09 in the game making the final score 56–21.